2018 Boston Calling: Eminem, Jack White Top Lineup

BOSTON, MA — Arguably one of the best rappers of his generation and two of the best rock acts of the 2000s are set to headline next year's Boston Calling Music Festival. The annual music festival announced their lineup for the spring show. Eminem, the Killers, and Jack White of the White Stripes will be the headliners. Other acts includes Queens of the Stone Age, the National, Paramore, Khalid, Fleet Foxes, St. Vincent, and the Decemberist.

This year's show also has a political slant to it. Russian feminist rockers Pussy Riot, who were once arrested for playing in a Russian Orthodox Church and protesting President Vladimir Putin, are on the card. Aside from music, the ex-Obama staffers of the podcast Pod Save America are scheduled to show as well. In addition, established acts like Eminem released an anti-Trump rap and last year, White sold Icky Trump shirts, a play on the White Stripes song, "Icky Thump."

Comedians Jenny Slate, a Boston local, Bridgett Everett, Cameron Esposito, Tony Hinchliffe, Jo Firestone, Max Silvestri, and Martin Urbano are scheduled to appear.

Boston Calling’s new layout, features and improvements include additional entrance lanes, stronger wi-fi, more activations and art installations, bigger video screens, dozens of additional food vendors, expanded craft brewing options, a brand new 20,000 square foot VIP & Platinum lounge, and an all new Platinum level viewing experience. A new sound system is being deployed on all stages, designed to provide a better experience for attendees, as well as mitigate sound bleed in surrounding communities, according to festival officials.

Boston Calling is set to return to the Harvard Athletic Complex May 25-27, 2018. Tickets are now on sale for the show.

Below is the full line up, curated by Aaron Dessner of the National

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